WEBVTT REPORTER: THE BIG THING, THATMANDATORY EVACUATION FOR ANYBODYLIVING OUTSIDE THE FEDERAL LEVEEPROTECTION IS A VENETIAN ISLES,LAKE CATHERINE, AND IRISH RIGHT.THE MAYOR WANTS THEM EVACUATEDBY MIDDAY.CITYWIDE CURFEW, THE MAYOR'S AT6:00 P.M., THEY HAVE MOVED IT TOA 7:00 P.M. TIME.THEY PLAN ON CLOSING THE GATE ONLAKESHORE DRIVE SOMETIMETONIGHT.BEHIND ME, YOU CAN SEE THEY HAVESEVERAL SANDBAGS IN LOCATION,THEY HAVE BEEN PACKED ALL DAY.MORE THAN 20,000 SANDBAG ISSUEDSO FAR, THEY ARE FREE.IT HAS BEEN THE SCENE ALL DAY,WE DO HAVE THE LOCATIONS ON OURSOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS.EMERGENCY RESPONDERS LIKE POLICEAND FIRE ARE READY.THEY HAVE BROUGHT IN HIGH WATERVEHICLES, AGING THEM ARETEDIOUSLY AROUND THE AREA.THE POLICE CHIEF SAYS THEY WILLSTART CLOSING SOME UNDERPASSESTHAT TRADITIONALLY FLOOD.LET'S GET BACK TO THAT MANDATORYEVACUATION.WE WERE DOWN IN VENETIAN ISLES,SOME PEOPLE TELL US THIS IS JUSTA WAY OF LIFE.WE ALSO TALKED WITH THE HEAD OFSEWERAGE AND WATER BOARD, WEASKED HIM IF ANY AREA OF THECITY IS MORE HONORABLE THANANOTHER -- ON THEN ANOTHER.>> YOU FOCUS ON A COUPLE AREAS,THE REALITY IS YOU DON'T KNOWWHAT WANT TO HAPPEN.YOU CAN LOOK AT THE ENTIRESYSTEM AND TRY TO FIGURE OUT THEBEST YOU CAN AND MAKE SURE YOUHAVE GOOD COORDINATION, GOODPEOPLE, WE HAVE BEEN WORKINGWITH ENTERGY, AS WELL.REPORTER: THE MAYOR SAYS HEFEELS THE CITY'S PUMP SYSTEM ISIN A BETTER PLACE RIGHT NOW THANIT WAS IN AUGUST, A LOT OF THECITY FLOODED DURING A RAINSTORM.ENTERGY'S MORE THAN 1000 ASSETSNEARBY, CREWS, TRUCKS, BOATS,HELICOPTERS, IN CASE POWER GOESOUT.

Hurricane Nate has 75 mph winds and is forecast to increase to 85 mph winds before landfall. The track has shifted more to the east with the center possibly making landfall over southeast Mississippi. A hurricane warning is posted for portions of Northshore, Metro, South Shore and South Mississippi. Weather will begin to go downhill Saturday afternoon, night and Sunday morning, then the weather will begin to improve.

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Rain and storms increase Saturday afternoon. Gale force winds possible. Nate forecast to have 85 mph winds near the Mouth of the River Saturday night around 9pm, then move towards the Mississippi Coast. The track has shifted west again. Our worst weather will be late Saturday into early Sunday. Sunday afternoon we may actually have some sunshine.